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Celebrating a Decade of the Fab City Global Initiative
Join us in commemorating 10 years of the Fab City Global Initiative, a pioneering movement transforming cities worldwide. Over the past decade, we’ve empowered communities with the technology to create sustainable, innovative, and regenerative urban futures. As we look ahead, we invite you to be part of the next phase of our journey.
Interdependence 2054 is the beginning of a conversation, and actions, that will lead to the transformation of our industrial and economic landscape in the next 30 years.
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Ollactivate: Digging the roots for blooming social entrepreneurship in Guanajuato
Authors: Maximino Matus Ruiz, México and Jan Peuckert, Germany Ollactivate is a synthetic capillary roots solution and natural dry plant system designed to empower social entrepreneurship in Guanajuato, México. Ollactivate was developed in León, Guanajuato, by five fabbers from three different continents and the local community of Parque de la Olla. With the support of […]
Technology and Ancestral Knowledge in Agriculture in Calpan: Sustainable Solutions to Climate Change
As part of the #FABCityChallenge2024, a promising technological solution has been introduced to support agriculture in Calpan against climate change. The project, led by researchers Juan M. Grados, Felipe Guarnizo, Nancy Wu, Jean-Luc Pierite, Gabriela Alvarez, and Cleverson Fuzeti, integrates modern technology with Calpan’s traditional agricultural practices, addressing issues such as water scarcity and extreme […]
Mobio: Reinventing local boundaries in global coexistence
Authors: Leyla Yunis, Laura Valadez Team members: Carlos Daniel Cardenas, David Jesús Garza Avalos, Emiliano Munguía Villarreal, Laura Angélica Valadez Rojas, Leyla Yunis, Marbet Iran Aguilar Hidrogo, Ondrej Kyjánek, Saad Akhtar Chinoy, Selena Pere, Susana Scott Ayala As part of the Fab City Challenge, Innovaction Gym and LABNL hosted the BiodiverCities Challenge. During a 10-day […]
Fab City Challenge Mexico 2024 Applications Closed
Thank you to everyone who submitted their innovative proposals for the Fab City Challenge Mexico 2024. We congratulate the selected participants and look forward to seeing their impactful interventions promoting equity and social justice. Stay tuned for updates and join us again next year for the Fab City Challenge 2025 in the Czech Republic!
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